How was the Chinese national rescued from the Nepal floods in the Trishuli hydropower project?

Nepal’s army said a joint rescue team of Nepal military personnel and South Korean disaster experts pulled him from a 225-meter tunnel. Images showed him being evacuated by helicopter while an army medic checked on him during the flight.

What happened to the woman rescued alive in Nuwakot after the Nepal floods?

A woman was rescued alive from a house in flood-hit Nuwakot town, according to Nepal’s army spokesperson. Officials said she was airlifted to Kathmandu after rescuers found her covered in mud and gave her bottled water before pulling her to safety.

How many people are still missing after the Nepal floods and how severe was the disaster?

Officials said about 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects, with roughly 500 believed trapped in tunnels. Nepal’s disaster management agency said at least 1,300 people were killed in the Aug. 26 floods and more than 5,000 remain missing.

Rescuers in Nepal pull Chinese national, woman alive 10 days after floods

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Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese national and a woman alive on Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country. The man was rescued from a 225-meter hydropower tunnel by a joint team of Nepal military personnel and South Korean disaster experts, while the woman was airlifted from a house in Nuwakot town. Officials said about 900 workers remain missing from 12 hydropower projects, and at least 1,300 people were killed in the Aug. 26 floods.

Key Facts

Two Nepali workers were rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant on Friday, bringing the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project.
The Chinese national was undergoing a health assessment after being evacuated by helicopter from a 225-meter tunnel.
About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects across Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in various tunnels.
At least 1,300 people were killed in the Aug. 26 floods, which were likely caused by a glacier collapse, and more than 5,000 remain missing, according to Nepal’s disaster management agency.

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Published Sep 5, 2026 5:58 pm KST
Updated Sep 5, 2026 9:03 pm KST

People search for belongings in the debris of a collapsed building in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, Sept. 5, following deadly flash floods and a mudslide. Reuters-Yonhap

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese national and a woman alive 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, officials said Saturday.

The man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post by the country’s prime minister’s office, bringing the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project. Two Nepali workers were rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant on Friday.

Nepal's army said a joint rescue team of Nepal military personnel and South Korean disaster experts rescued the man from a 225-meter tunnel and that he was undergoing a health assessment. Images showed him being evacuated by helicopter, with an army medic checking on him during the flight.

A photo released by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed two rescuers carrying the man out of the tunnel.

About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects across Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in various tunnels, authorities said.

In flood-hit Nuwakot town, a woman was rescued alive from a house, Nepal's army spokesperson said Saturday. Officials said she was being airlifted to Kathmandu.

Images released by Nepal’s army showed rescuers finding the woman covered in mud. They gave her bottled water before pulling her to safety, wrapped in a gray blanket.

At least 1,300 people were killed in the Aug. 26 floods, which were likely caused by a glacier collapse, and more than 5,000 remain missing, according to Nepal’s disaster management agency.

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